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How to watch South Carolina football game vs. Oklahoma: TV, time, betting odds

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Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Brenen Thompson (15) makes a reception in the first half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct., 12, 2024.

South Carolina wraps up a two-game road swing this weekend at Oklahoma for the first meeting between the Gamecocks and Sooners football teams.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game, including how to watch, betting lines, injury report and this week’s depth chart:

What channel is the South Carolina game on?

Who: South Carolina (3-3, 1-3 SEC) vs. Oklahoma (4-2, 1-2 SEC)

Where: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma

When: 12:45 p.m. Saturday

TV: SEC Network

Stream: ESPN.com

On-air announce crew: Tom Hart (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst) and Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)

Radio: 107.5 FM in the Columbia area (Todd Ellis, play-by-play; Tommy Suggs, analyst; Chet Tucker, sideline) … See all the radio affiliates around South Carolina here.

Satellite radio: Sirius/XM channel 374

Series history: Saturday marks the first meeting between South Carolina and Oklahoma football.

Injury report, top storylines for the game

  • Injury report: The following players were listed on South Carolina’s conference-mandated availability report: OUT — Jared Brown (WR), Jalewis Solomon (DB), Kelvin Hunter (DB), Jakai Moore (OL), DeAndre Jules (DT); QUESTIONABLE — Payton Mangrum (WR), PROBABLE — Cason Henry (OL).

  • Can LaNorris Sellers clean up turnovers?: South Carolina’s quarterback had one of the best performances of his young career last weekend at Alabama, setting personal bests in completions (23), completion percentage (74.2%) and yards (238). He logged two touchdowns throws. But he also threw a late interception and fumbled twice, upping his total to a college-football high of seven on the season.

  • Can the Gamecocks snag another SEC win?: USC has not won a conference matchup since its Week 2 walloping of Kentucky (31-6) in Lexington. South Carolina has lost three in a row to ranked opponents then-No. 16 LSU, then-No. 12 Ole Miss and then-No. 7 Alabama. The Gamecocks are just a slight underdog to the Oklahoma Sooners this weekend. Can USC steal one on the road?

Weather forecast for Norman, Oklahoma

The National Weather Service predicts Norman, Oklahoma, to be mostly sunny, with a high near 75 degrees during the game on Saturday.

ESPN FPI game prediction

ESPN’s Football Power Index gives South Carolina a 34.3% chance to win the game.

Point spread for USC Gamecocks vs. OU Sooners

The Gamecocks are a 1.5-point underdog against the Sooners, according to VegasInsider’s consensus line. The over/under is 41.5 points.

2024 football schedule

USC depth chart

——OFFENSE——

  • QB: LaNorris Sellers (Robby Ashford)

  • RB: Raheim “Rocket” Sanders (Juju McDowell —OR— Oscar Adaway III)

  • TE: Josh Simon (Michael Smith)

  • TE: Brady Hunt (Maurice Brown II)

  • WR: Nyck Harbor —OR— Jared Brown —OR— Dalevon Campbell

  • WR: Mazeo Bennett Jr. —OR— Payton Mangrum —OR— Luke Doty

  • WR: Gage Larvadain —OR— Vandrevius Jacobs

  • LT: Josiah Thompson (Tree Babalade)

  • LG: Kamaar Bell (Markee Anderson)

  • RG: Torricelli Simpkins III —OR— Trovon Baugh

  • RT: Cason Henry —OR— Jatavius Shivers

  • OC: Vershon Lee (Ryan Brubaker)

——DEFENSE——

  • Edge: Kyle Kennard (Gilber Edmond, Desmond Mueozulu)

  • Edge: Dylan Stewart (Bryan Thomas Jr. —OR— Jatius Geer)

  • DT: Tonka Hemingway —OR— T.J. Sanders (Monkell Goodwine)

  • DT: Alex “Boogie” Huntley (Nick Barrett —OR— DeAndre Jules)

  • MLB: Bam Martin-Scott —OR— Demetrius Knight Jr. (Fred “JayR” Johnson)

  • WLB: Debo Williams (Mohamed Kaba)

  • NICK: Jalon Kilgore (Kelvin Hunter —OR— Jalewis Solomon)

  • CB: O’Donnel Fortune (Emory Floyd —OR— David Spaulding)

  • CB: Judge Collier (Vicari Swain)

  • SS: DQ Smith (Peyton Williams)

  • FS: Nick Emmanwori (David Bucey —OR— Gerald Kilgore)

——SPECIAL TEAMS——

  • PK: Alex Herrera (Mason Love, William Joyce)

  • KOS: Alex Herrera (Mason Love)

  • P: Kai Kroeger (Mason Love)

  • LSN: Hunter Rogers (Cole Rasmussen)

  • H: Kai Kroeger (Mason Love)

  • KOR: Juju McDowell (Nyck Harbor)

  • PR: Juju McDowell (Gage Larvadain)